Guinness World Records 2018

the lowest exposed body of water, and attracts followers of both the Christian and Jewish faiths. Largest marriage vow renewal c ...

Highest-Earning... SUPERLATIVES GWR presents the celebrities with the greatest annual income from 1 Jun 2015 to 1 Jun 2016, acco ...

David Copperfield (USA) earned an estimated $64 m (£43.8 m) in 2015–16. Most of his income comes from his long-running show in L ...

Arts & Media At the 2017 Academy Awards, US sound mixer Kevin O’Connell finally won his first Oscar. His previous 20 nominat ...

CONTENTS Books............................ 166 TV................................ 168 Blockbusters...................... 172 Mov ...

Highest annual earnings for an author (current) According to Forbes, thriller writer James Patterson (USA) amassed earnings of $ ...

ARTS & MEDIA BEST-SELLING P L AYS C R I P T Published on 31 Jul 2016 to coincide with the official opening of the stage play ...

Highest annual earnings for a reality TV star According to Forbes, Kim Kardashian West (USA) earned $51 m (£34.9 m) from 1 Jun 2 ...

Rectify was originally planned to air on AMC, with The Shield’s Walton Goggins in the lead role. It was transferred to sister ch ...

Oscar nominees (Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne and Michael Shannon), making nine in total – more tha ...

ARTS & MEDIA BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL OPENING FOR A BOLLYWOOD FILM Dangal, a vehicle for Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan (IND), t ...

space opera spectacular ultimately grossed $2,058,662,225 (£1,424,280,000) at the worldwide box office, as of 2 Jun 2016. Oldest ...

ARTS & MEDIA MOST PROFITABLE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR For the second year running, no other Hollywood actor has returned more profit ...

Highest box-office gross for a science-fiction film series As of 16 Jan 2017, the films in the Star Wars series had collectively ...

LARGEST STAR WARS COSTUMING GROUP Founded as a “stormtrooper fan club” in 1997 by Albin Johnson (USA), the 501st Legion had a me ...

Simultaneous tracks on the US singles chart by a solo artist Drake (CAN, b. Aubrey Drake Graham) placed 24 tracks simultaneously ...

ARTS & MEDIA HIGHEST ANNUAL EARNINGS EVER FOR A FEMALE POP STAR Taylor Swift (USA) is estimated to have earned $170 m (£116. ...

Chart-Toppers ARTS & MEDIA RIHANNA Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Barbados, Rihanna has gone on to conquer the pop world. As of ...

ARTS & MEDIA BEST-SELLING SINGLES BY TERRITORY Territory Song Performer Ye a r Units sold* World “White Christmas” Bing Cros ...

Arts & Media Round-Up ARTS & MEDIA MOST WATCHED YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR A MILLENNIAL As of 4 May 2017, “Ryan ToysReview” had ...